Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Metz vs Paris FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Metz
2 – 0
Full Time
Paris FC
Fri 22 Feb 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade Saint-Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Vincent Demarconnay
Y 39' Edmond Akichi
Y 44' Lalaina Nomenjanahary
Thomas Delaine 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs Paris FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Johan Hamel
  • Referee Stephan Pignatelli
  • Referee Mathieu Grosbost
  • Referee Julien Rouquette

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

4
1
3
FC Metz 8 games · Avg 3.5 goals Paris FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-22 FC Metz 2–0 Paris FC 2018-09-22 Paris FC 2–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Paris FC H 2–0 W
18 Feb AS Beziers H 1–0 W
09 Feb Racing Club de Lens A 0–0 D
01 Feb ES Troyes AC H 1–1 D
29 Jan AS Nancy-Lorraine H 3–0 W
25 Jan AC Ajaccio A 0–0 D
Paris FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb FC Metz A 0–2 L
15 Feb AC Ajaccio H 1–1 D
08 Feb ES Troyes AC A 1–0 W
01 Feb US Orleans Loiret H 0–0 D
28 Jan AS Beziers A 1–0 W
21 Jan Stade Brestois 29 H 0–1 L

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/5
61-75
1/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 8 G
Jessy Deminguet 3 G 3 A
Teji Savanier 3 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Metz vs Paris FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' FC Metz seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Paris FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Vincent De Marconnay is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 19' GOAL! Habib Diallo fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 24' Azevedo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 34' Paris FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Edmond Akichi on 39.
  • 44' Paris FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Thomas Delaine.
  • 50' Dylan Saint-Louis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Paris FC tonight.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint-Symphorien. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' Assisted by Thomas Delaine with the perfectly-timed delivery and Habib Diallo makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 62' Fabien Ourega has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 67' France international Thomas Delaine has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Paris FC. Fabien Ourega is replaced by Dylan Saint-Louis.
  • 73' Over 73 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 78' Victorien Angban gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Marvin Gakpa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Ibrahima Niane makes way for Emmanuel Riviere at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 88' The Paris FC manager makes a substitution. Edmond Akichi departs to be replaced by Thomas Toure.
  • 90' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Farid Boulaya departs to be replaced by Abdoulie Jallow.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Metz take all three points.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

Paris FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mehmed Bazdarevic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Paris FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz50% Draw29% Paris FC21%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
78%
Draw or Paris FC
50%
FC Metz or Paris FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz32% Draw51% Paris FC17%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
13.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Paris FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Paris FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.